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The BBC's Adam Mynott
"Maybe a totally English final in both competitions
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BBC Football Correspondent Mike Ingham
"Chelsea may not favour a trip to Turkey"
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Former Man Utd player Bobby Charlton
"It's a romantic tie, Madrid is a magical name in world football"
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Man Utd chairman Martin Edwards
"It's tremendous for English football"
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Friday, 24 March, 2000, 17:50 GMT
Spanish ties for Man Utd and Chelsea

Foreign legion: Chelsea take on giants Barcelona
Manchester United play Real Madrid, while Chelsea face Barcelona in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Quarter-final draw
Chelsea vs Barcelona
Valencia vs Lazio
Real Madrid vs Manchester United
Porto vs Bayern Munich
Neither draw will be easy, although the Blues must be ruing letting top place in their group slip to set up an encounter with one of the true giants of world football.

The first leg will be played on 4-5 April, with the second leg on 18-19 April.

In the other quarter-finals, Spain's Valencia will play Lazio of Italy, who triumphed 2-1 over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to top their group.

Form team Bayern Munich of Germany and Porto complete the last eight draw in a re-run of the 1987 final, which the Portuguese side won 2-1.


Semi-final draw
Real Madrid/Man United vs Porto/Bayern Munich
Valencia/Lazio vs Chelsea/Barcelona
Chelsea were first drawn against the German side, but were switched to face Barca because Porto had already played the Spaniards in the group stage.

Sir Alex Ferguson's team will be looking forward to getting stuck into Real Madrid, who have underperformed in domestic competition this season.

But Dwight Yorke said that the Spanish side still had enough quality to be a threat.

"If they play to their capabilities, then they can give anybody a game," he said.


Paul Scholes
Man Utd: Fancy their chances
"But once we play to our capabilities, we can give every team in the world a good game.

"They won't want to see us at our best, because we can be very dangerous."

Real, who boast the talents of England's Steve McManaman, won the Champions League in 1998 and ended Manchester's first run in the competition back in 1957.

Meanwhile, Chelsea managing director Colin Hutchinson tipped his side as the underdogs.

"But we are looking forward to it immensely," he said.

"We have a hell of a lot to play for over the last two months of the season."



High ambition: Chelsea claim underdog status
In addition to European commitments, Chelsea have an FA Cup semi-final with Newcastle and a place in next year's Champions League to chase through the Premiership.

The draw for the semi-final was also held and it keeps alive the possibility of holders Manchester United meeting their Premiership rivals in the final, or an all-Spanish final if the two English teams should slip up.

Manchester would have to overcome Bayern Munich or Porto in the semis to reach their second consecutive final, while Chelsea could face a rematch with Lazio or dangerous Spaniards Valencia.

The legs of the semis will be held on 2-3 May and 9-10 May, with the final in Paris on 24 May.

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24 Mar 00 | Football
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Lazio steal Chelsea's thunder
21 Mar 00 | Champions League
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Barca ensure easy quarter-final ride
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Lucky scrape for Real
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Porto into last eight
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